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Space Law Have you ever wondered if the boundless realms of outer space is governed by laws? Could you escape the cuffs of legal implications if you're on a space shuttle committing a crime that is out of the world (pun intended)?
Space, like the high seas, is considered res communis – it belongs to everyone and to no one, nor can any country lay claim to it.
Space is governed by five key international treaties, known informally as the Outer Space Treaty, the Rescue Agreement, the Liability Convention, the Registration Convention, and the Moon Agreement (their formal names are much, much longer). All are under the auspices of the delightfully named United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs.
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